safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
father; dad; husband; you; he
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
older sister; lass; young lady
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
stairs; stairway; staircase
originally; by nature; from the start
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
drift (e.g. in frequency)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season